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A-League top six decided as Wanderers fall to Adelaide

Western Sydney Wanderers' finals dreams were crushed in a thrilling defeat to Adelaide United, in which Keanu Baccus was sent off.

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Written ByJoe Wright

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Western Sydney Wanderers missed out on a place in the A-League
finals after a dramatic 3-2 defeat to Adelaide United on
Sunday.

A thrilling clash at ANZ Stadium, in which four goals were
scored and Oriol Riera converted and missed penalties before
half-time, swung in favour of the visitors when Keanu Baccus was
sent off 17 minutes after the interval.

Adelaide substitute Ryan Kitto struck the winner 10 minutes from
time, condemning Wanderers to a seventh-place finish in the
table.

Only a win would have been enough to see Josep Gombau's side
leapfrog Brisbane Roar into the top six and they got off to a
strong start, Riera converting from the spot after being brought
down by Paul Izzo.